Conflict (Cont 5)
As Andrew pushed the door forward the sound of the Professor's lecture began to pour out into the hallway.
"... it, which is excatly the kind of thing that I'm looking for. Now, people have, for thousands of years, continued these traditions with-"
As Andrew finished pulling the door open, it's hindges chose to betray them, giving a horrible screech that filled the classroom. The Professor, mid-sentance stopped and looked directly across the room, right at him. Jason gave a small wave while Andrew simply lowered his head shamefully. Karim peered at them through intense eyes, and gave his small moustache a quick rub, a habitual gesture.
"Ahhh, thank you gentlemen, for deciding to join us. I trust you are both aware that my class still begins at 1:30?"
"Yes."
"Well then, provided that you don't have a good excuse, then the two of you have just volenteered for the presentations on Wednesday, as we have already completed the sign up. Now, please take your seats."
Andrew felt like slapping himself. The class had been working towards a few weeks of presentations, where each class member would spend half a class breaking down a myth archetype. He had really been falling behind, and hoped to sign up for later, as he hadn't done any work at all on the project, other then bitching about it to anyone who would listen. It was Monday, and trying to get the project done would require an obcene ammount of work in a very short time. He couldn't help but give Jason a bit of a scowl, although he realized that they probably would have been late anyway. The rest of the lecture was spent thusly, brooding over the situation. There was nothing for it, except to somehow find the time for it. Wasn't he done with this kind of crap in highschool? Jason's calmness agitated Andrew even more, as he sat leaning back, casually doodling along the margins of his notes, as per usual. Andrew suddenly realized that he hadn't been listening to the last 5 minutes of lecture. That's when he looked up.
A girl ran screaming into the room.
"... it, which is excatly the kind of thing that I'm looking for. Now, people have, for thousands of years, continued these traditions with-"
As Andrew finished pulling the door open, it's hindges chose to betray them, giving a horrible screech that filled the classroom. The Professor, mid-sentance stopped and looked directly across the room, right at him. Jason gave a small wave while Andrew simply lowered his head shamefully. Karim peered at them through intense eyes, and gave his small moustache a quick rub, a habitual gesture.
"Ahhh, thank you gentlemen, for deciding to join us. I trust you are both aware that my class still begins at 1:30?"
"Yes."
"Well then, provided that you don't have a good excuse, then the two of you have just volenteered for the presentations on Wednesday, as we have already completed the sign up. Now, please take your seats."
Andrew felt like slapping himself. The class had been working towards a few weeks of presentations, where each class member would spend half a class breaking down a myth archetype. He had really been falling behind, and hoped to sign up for later, as he hadn't done any work at all on the project, other then bitching about it to anyone who would listen. It was Monday, and trying to get the project done would require an obcene ammount of work in a very short time. He couldn't help but give Jason a bit of a scowl, although he realized that they probably would have been late anyway. The rest of the lecture was spent thusly, brooding over the situation. There was nothing for it, except to somehow find the time for it. Wasn't he done with this kind of crap in highschool? Jason's calmness agitated Andrew even more, as he sat leaning back, casually doodling along the margins of his notes, as per usual. Andrew suddenly realized that he hadn't been listening to the last 5 minutes of lecture. That's when he looked up.
A girl ran screaming into the room.
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